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BCD INT'L
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BCD Wins 2 APEX & 3 Finalist Awards!
· WebSmart 2004 Editors' and Readers'
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· Nexus Portal 2004 Readers' Choice APEX
Award Winner - Security
· Catapult 2004 Editors' Choice APEX
Winner - Document Mgmt.
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Sponsored By
SOFTLANDING SYSTEMS
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Visit our Web site for your free Working Guide & more, compliments of SoftLanding.
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How the eServer i5s Stack Up Against the iSeries
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Over the past several weeks, this newsletter has gone through the eServer i5 and i5/OS V5R3 announcements, giving you the feeds and speeds on the new hardware, the new features of the software, details on pricing for components, and the reaction from the OS/400 community. This week, I want to get down to the nitty gritty: how the new i5 iron compares to last year's iSeries iron in configured machines. READ MORE >
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Better IT Management Practices Result from Compliancy Issues
by Dan Burger
Are you feeling the heat from regulatory compliance mandates? Although Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), which applies to internal controls for financial reporting by publicly held companies, gathers the most headlines, there are numerous other regulations pressing companies to rethink their business processes and re-examine the technologies that embody these processes. In most cases, the IT staff is right in the thick of these compliance woes since compliance usually comes through IT systems and is not an optional. READ MORE >
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ASNA
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Nothin' but .NET!
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The only proven iSeries migration and extension solution to .NET!
- Modernize solutions that extend and enhance
legacy business apps.
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- Remove the risk from IT decision making.
- Reap the benefits of cost-effective, modern
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Learn more about how AVR can
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Sponsored By
BYTWARE
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Life Just Got Easier
IBM has rebranded OS/400 as i5/OS, and with it comes exciting security news: Virus Scanning Enablement. Starting with V5R3, virus scanning has been enabled to work right in the OS with a third-party solution, and Bytware's award-winning StandGuard Anti-Virus has been rewritten to take advantage of the feature. Protecting your iSeries and network from viruses and malware has never been easier. Plus, a free 15-day trial of StandGuard Anti-Virus is shipping with every i5/OS systems and upgrade.
StandGuard Anti-Virus. Battle Tested. Battle Proven. Powered by McAfee.
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SSA Global Files to Go Public
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Those of us who have been around the midrange for a long time and have watched the soap opera of OS/400 software house System Software Associates, the drama has come full circle now that SSA Global last Friday filed for an initial public offering. SSA Global is, at its core, the old SSA and its Business Planning Control System (BPCS) software plus an amalgam of other software companies that makes the company the number five player in the worldwide ERP market. READ MORE >
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Sun Fires First Shot in the Server Subscription Wars
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
All of the big IT companies are trying to sort out the future of computing and how we are going to pay for it. Last week, Jonathan Schwartz, the young, pony-tailed software exec from Sun Microsystems who was recently named president and COO, outlined his vision for computing, which he boringly called "network services." Poor name aside, the subscription model that Schwartz is betting on for Sun's future is one that every IT shop should be aware of because it may make technology more fluid that we are used to. READ MORE >
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Sponsored By
RJS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
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ACCESS SQL and PC Databases Real-time
from ILE RPG or COBOL Programs
Imagine grabbing information from an SQL server table in real-time directly from an iSeries program or updating an MS Access database or even writing to an MS Excel spreadsheet on a network drive. You can accomplish these tasks and more directly from an iSeries RPG or COBOL program. Programmers can easily implement SQL Server data access in minutes by utilizing the sample code included with the RPG2SQL Integrator from RJS Software.
Download a FREE fully functional demo from our Web site at www.rjssoftware.com or call us at 888-RJS-SOFT (757-7638)
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But Wait, There's More
Sirius Bolsters eServer Presence with DSG Acquisition . . . Evant Expands into Britain, Bags $15 Million in Venture Funding . . . IDC Says Oracle, Not IBM, Rules the Relational Database World . . . Open Source Community Weaves Together Geronimo Java App Server Under Apache Project . . . Lakeview Rebrands Core Products to Fit New Naming Scheme . . . OS/400 PTF Guide Moves to Four Hundred Guru Newsletter . . . READ MORE >
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Reader Feedback and Insights
We value your feedback and insights. Feel free to send a letter to the editor. Letters may be printed, unless otherwise specified, and edited for clarity or length. READ MORE >
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Editor: Timothy Prickett Morgan
Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Kevin Vandever,
Shannon O'Donnell, Victor Rozek, Hesh Wiener, Alex Woodie
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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